Korea National Railroad Corporation KR say in press release 1st Construction Standards Committee set up. Initiative follow tunnel construction accidents recent times.

National Railroad Corporation held the launching ceremony of the 1st Construction Standards Committee
-Rail planning, earthwork, civil engineering structure, tunnel and orbital sector 50

□ The National Railroad Corporation Construction Headquarters announced on the 18th that it organized the 1st Construction Standards Committee and held a launching ceremony at Daejeon headquarters for professional enactment and revision of railway construction standards and railway goods standards.

○ The committee consists of 50 industrial, academia, and research experts in the fields of railroad plans, earthwork, rescue, tunnels, and orbitals through public recruitment.

○ At the event, we held a time to discuss major improvement tasks for the establishment of international construction standards, such as upgrading the selection of underground stations, redefining the definition of terminology, and enacting specialized facility improvement work.

□ Son Byung -du, head of the Construction Division of the National Railroad Corporation, said, “We will actively discover improvements such as design and construction standards through the operation of the Construction Standards Committee and make efforts to promote Korea's railroad construction standards.”

The Ministry of Construction Headquarters, the Ministry of Construction Headquarters, the head of the department, Jin-Yong Park, the chief of the orbital soil (042-607-4742)

source: KR Press release https://www.kr.or.kr/boardCnts/view.do?boardID=52&boardSeq=1120784